New client scheduling is done online and all provider availability is in real time - please click the button below to request a new client appointment. If the provider or location you want is not available, please check back again in the future for updated openings. Thank you!

Requesting Your First Session

Visit the “Our Team” page to see the list of providers. Confirm that the provider you want to see accepts your insurance or that you are willing to pay out of pocket if they do not accept your insurance.
Click the orange “Request Appointment button and choose your provider. Then choose the service. Then choose the location (Telehealth, Providence, Narragansett, or Outdoor Office).
You will need to choose an appointment date that is 5 days out from the current date, the system will not allow for booking within 5 days.

You will receive an email from our office that your appointment has been confirmed. This email will include a link to your client portal, where you will find your intake appointment documents. You must complete these documents prior to your appointment.
Download the Simple Practice Client Portal app.
Upload your insurance card photos (front/back) to your client portal and complete your paperwork prior to your appointment.
Contact your insurance company to confirm your benefits. You will want to ask if you have a copayment or deductible plan and what to expect for your costs per session. You will also want to ask if you need an authorization for services. You will want to ask if ME Psychotherapy is an in-network provider with your plan.
If you have additional questions after contacting your insurance and you want to speak to our Billing Assistant about your coverage and fees, please contact billing@mepsychotherapy.com.

If you requested a free 10 minute phone consultation, your provider will call you at the scheduled time.
If you requested an in person appointment, please arrive at the office location 5 minutes before your scheduled appointment and take a seat in our waiting room.
If you requested a Telehealth appointment, you will receive a link via email and text in the days prior to your appointment and again 10 minutes before your scheduled appointment time.
If you requested a medication management appointment, you may be required to attend a session in-person for certain medications. Please discuss this with your provider at your consultation appointment.
Your first session is a consultation appointment, where you and your provider will determine if it is a good fit. At the end of your first session, you and your provider will decide together if you’d like to proceed with services or if you’d like to explore seeing another provider.
Be ready to discuss the reason you want to begin services and any questions you may have. Have an idea of some goals to work on. If you have had therapy or medication management before, share what has and has not worked in the past with other providers. You can ask your provider about their specialties, what their therpeutic style is, if they assign homework, if they are available in the evenings, etc - any question that feels important for you to know as you prepare for your work together.